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GEORGE SANDS LA MARE AU DIABLE 



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EDWARD S. JOYNES, M.A. 

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EXERCISES 



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FRENCH COMPOSITION 



BASED ON 



GEORGE SANDS LA MARE AU DIABLE 



EDWARD S. JOYNES, M.A. 

Professor of Modern Languages, South Carolina College 




NEW YORK 

HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY 
1899 






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Copyright, 1899, 

BY 

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ROBERT DRUMMOND, PRINTER, NEW YORK, 






PARAPHRASES 



RETRANSLATION INTO FRENCH. 

Exercise I. Page 13, lines 6-20. 

"The time is come, Germain, when you 1 must think of a 
marrying again. 3 You owe it to yourself and to us, " " Well, ' ' 
replied Germain, "if it must be-so (le), I will try 4 to please 
you. But I had rather 5 drown myself than (de) take another 
wife. It is not easy to find another like her 6 (whom) * I 
have lost. I have had the misfortune to lose her, but I do 
not believe that I shall ever come 7 to forget her. What 
other woman could be as beautiful and gentle, as courageous 
and skillful, as good to her children and ( ) husband ? Never 
shall I forget her, and no other can take her place 8 in my 
heart." 

1. Use vous, generally, in these exercises. 2. a, with infin. 
3. Comp. verb. 4. tacher de. 5. aimer mieux. 6. Notelle. 7. Pres. 
subj. 8. remplacer. 

Exercise II. 14, 3-15. 

"I will render you the justice, Germain, to 1 say that you 
have never disobeyed (a) my counsels. You have always 
done my will, and I believe ( ) you will now yield to my 
good reasons. When I say that you ought to marry again, I 

* The sign ( ) indicates that something is to be supplied; [ ], that 
something is to be omitted. Italics call attention to special 
idioms. A note once given will not, generally, be repeated. 

123 



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do not mean that you shall take a wife who does not suit 2 
you. A young girl is not what you need, but a good woman 
of about the same age as yourself, who will not find you too 
old and will know-how-to 3 rear your children. If a woman 
finds 4 that a burden, and if 6 she complains of it, 6 you will 
suffer, and your children too. A young girl would not easily 
accept such a duty. A wife must 7 be neither too young nor 
too old for her husband. ! < 

i. de. 2. convenir a. 3. savoir, 4. tenir pour. 5. que, with 
subj. 6. en. 7. il faut que. 

Exercise III. 18, 2-27. 

' * I know the daughter of a friend of mine 1 who would 
suit you perfectly. She 2 is a young widow, whose money 
would be very useful in your little family. You must try to 
please her and make her 3 please you." " But I have never 
seen her, and I have not (the) time to go [to] see her." 
6 i If you know what you want, there is no need 4 to lose much 
time. Next s Saturday, if you start in the afternoon, you 
will reach fl her house by night. Put on your new clothes 
and take the young mare — a suitor should have a good 
appearance. I will send some game, which you shall present 
from me. You will stay there all-day Sunday, and receive 
your answer before 7 leaving Monday morning. ' ' 

1. un de, etc. 2. Not elle. 3. Trans, by subj. 4. il faut. 
5. prochain. 6. arriver chez. 7. avant de. 

Exercise IV. 18, 30-I9, 19. 

Though he consented to what his father-in-law said, 1 
Germain was not at all satisfied. He had married at twenty 
( ) and had never loved any other [woman] than his wife. 
Since her death he had remained faithful to the memory of 
her whom he had loved so much, and he wept-for her often 



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in secret. Solitude was beginning to weigh upon him ; yet 
the idea of a new marriage frightened him. "Love," said 
he to himself, "might 3 console me if it came upon me by 
surprise, 9 but not otherwise. To seek it is 4 to find it not." 
These unknown projects, which Father Maurice had shown 
him, made him reflect ; and, though he struggled no longer, 
he suffered with a deep pain. 

i. Subject after verb. 2. pouvoir, cond. 3. Tr. by verb. 
4. c'est. 

Exercise V. 20, 3-32. 

( ) Old mother Guillette had come to Father Maurice's 
to get ' some fire, and was chatting with his wife when he 
entered. " I was just asking your wife, ' ' said the old [lady] , 
"if Germain has finally decided 2 to marry again. 2 Tell me 
the truth; I will not abuse your confidence." "Yes," 
answered the old [man], "he has made-up his-mind ; 3 to- 
morrow he is going to see a widow who lives at Fourche. ' ' 
"Why, how well that suits me! 4 There is an affair in 
which you can oblige me much if you will. " " What is it ? " 
"Will you permit Germain to take my daughter Marie with 
him? She is going to enter service near Fourche. The 
time is come when she must earn her living." 

1. chercher. 2. reflexive. 3. se resoudre. 4. Say: how . . . 
well. 

Exercise VI. 22, 5-20; 23, 10-15. 

i ' It will give me pleasure to ' consent to that, ' ' answered 
Father M. "Your daughter is still young, but she is old 
enough to * work, and she must learn a business by serving 
others." " Yes, she has already engaged herself and will be 
ready to start to-morrow. But I should fear to ] send her so 
far all alone. I hope ( ) your son-in-law will take her as-far- 
as s Fourche, since he is going there. But there is Germain 
himself, coming-in to supper; I will ask him (it)." Ger 



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main replied that he would do it willingly. So, the next 
day Marie, weeping, embraced her weeping mother and got- 
up behind on the mare. "Good-bye, my dear daughter, " 
sobbed 4 the old woman 3 "be good, and save your shoes as 
much as you can. ' ' 5 

1. de. 2. pour. 3. jusqu'a. 4. Say: said (in) sobbing. 5. Fu- 
ture. Use tu here. 



Exercise VII. 26, 5-34. 

When Marie had dried her tears, and ! they were chatting 
together, suddenly something in the bush(es) frightened the 
mare. l i Let us see what 2 it is, ' ' said Marie. Germain 
dismounted, and there in a ditch, covered with thick leaves, 
was-sleeping his little boy. The child opens his eyes and 
smiles on his father. Then he throws his arms around his 
neck and says tenderly : " ( ) dear father, take me with 
you. 3 I went-to-sleep here while waiting-for you." " But 
were you 3 not afraid 4 ( ) a wolf would eat you ? If we 
had passed without seeing you, what would have become of 
you?* But I cannot take you; grandma does not wish it. 
Come, let me kiss 6 you, and tell Marie good-bye." Then 
the child began to 7 cry. 

1. et que. 2. ce que. 3. Use tu. 4. craindre — the neg. ques- 
tion is here equivalent to an affirmative. 5. devenir, with per- 
sonal subject. 6. Subjunctive. 7. a. 

Exercise VIII. 28, 21— 29, 10. 

The little [fellow] clung to Marie's skirt so strongly that 
it would have been impossible to loose him from-it 1 without 
hurting 2 him. Clasping 8 her hand in his, 4 he begged her to 
take his part, well knowing that her good heart could not 
resist (a) his prayer. " Come, Germain," said she, " let us 
take the poor little fellow. See how he is weeping. He asks 
your pardon for 6 having disobeyed your wish, and will 



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never do it again;" — and she put his little brown hand in his 
father's and drew them both 1 gently towards the mare. 
Already tears in Germain's eyes were showing that he would 
yield. " Ah ! Marie," said he, placing the little fellow ten- 
derly on the goat-skin saddle, " you are spoiling me that 
chap." 

i.' en. 2. The double (implied) neg. = affirmative. 3. serrer. 
4. plural. 5. de. 6. tons (les) deux. 

Exercise IX. 31, 13-29. 

Before noon the little fellow had fallen asleep 1 quietly in 
Marie's arms. About two 2 o'clock they arrived at a little 
inn, where they dined and rested 3 more than an hour. 
Starting again on the road, in order not to fatigue the child 
too-much, 4 Germain proceeded very slowly, so that night 
had almost come when they entered the avenue that led to 
the wood(s). Germain knew only the high-road 5 which he 
had often followed, ( ) going to the fair. This time he tried 
a shorter road ; so that it was already quite dark when they 
reached the great forest. Having entered it ' by an unknown 
road, he went astray ' without perceiving it, and could no 
longer find-his-way. 8 A thick fog was rising, which 9 ren- 
dered the darkness still more deceptive. 

1. s'endormir. 2. vers les, etc. 3. se reposer. 4. ne pas trop, 
before the verb. 5. la grand'route. 6. y. 7. se tromper. 8. 
s'orienter. 9. ce qui. 

Exercise X. 33, 1-20. 

"We are lost," 1 said Marie. "We must get-down. 
The rising' 2 fog prevents you from seeing clearly on horse- 
back." 3 When they had alighted she took the child and 
covered him gently under her cape, while Germain led 4 the 
mare by the bridle. The fog increased 4 and spread over 
the damp ground. They walked painfully, seeking a dry 
spot, which they found at last under a large oak. Without 



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complaining of anything, Marie busied herself to 5 care-for 
the child. Seated on the dry sand and arranging her cape 
over him, she had soon put-him-to-sleep * on her knees. 
Meantime Germain had tied the gray-mare to a tree. But 
she, 7 very tired of this trip, broke-loose," and freeing herself 
from the reins, started off in the road by which she had 
come. Germain tried in vain to catch her. 

i. Use voila. 2. Use relative. 3. a cheval. 4. Imperfect. 
5. a soigner. 6. endormir. 7. celle-ci. 8. se detacher, 

Exercise XI. 34, 1-28. 

"Well, we must be patient," said Marie. "This little 
hill is not so bad. These thick leaves protect us from the 
rain, and with a few old dry chunks we can soon kindle a 
fire." "But I have no fire," said Germain. "The mare 
has carried off my tinder-box, which was in my bag on the 
saddle." "Why, blind [fellow] that you are, there they all 
are, 1 almost under your eyes. The gray threw off every- 
thing when she started. Now if you [will] pick-up \ some 
dry wood, while I make a bed for the child, we shall soon 
dry ourselves." "But with what will you make him a 
bed? " " With the saddle 5 that 3 is not hard to do. Turn 
it upside down and prop 4 it up with small stones. Now, 
wrap me his feet in your cloak ; and see ! the thing' s done." 

1. Use voila. 2. ramasser. 3. ce (or 9a). 4. Note pron. object 
with successive imperatives. 

Exercise XII. 38, 7-39, 8. 

"I have never met any girl smarter than you," said 
Germain, quite surprised. "You were-crying like a child 
when you left ! home, but neither your grief nor your youth 
prevents 2 you from thinking of others more than of yourself. 
He* '11 be no fool that chooses you for his wife. You are a 
good girl and deserve a good husband. Tell me, do you 



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know any one who would please you?" u I could not tell 
you that, Germain, for I have never yet thought of marry - 
ing." 4 "But you are old enough. Why have you never 
thought of it ? " "I cannot think of it until 5 I have money 
enough to go-to-housekeeping. " "I will make you a pres- 
ent of it, provided ( ) 6 Father Maurice [will] give it to me. 
Nobody will suppose that I 1 have 8 the intention — ' ' 
"Your child has waked up," said Marie suddenly. 8 

I. partir de. 2. Number? 3. Not il. See grammar for celui 
or celui-la. 4. Infin. 5. que . . . ne with subj. 6. pourvu que, 
with subj. 7. moi. 8. Subjunctive. 9. brusquement. 

Exercise XIII. 41, 17-36. 

The little fellow raised his head, rubbing l his eyes, and 
looking-at them both with an astonished air. " I had for- 
gotten to say my prayer," said he ; " I did not think of it 
before I went 2 -to-sleep. I want 3 to say it now, but I can- 
not* unless 5 Marie [will] help me a little.' ' Then, kneel- 
ing before her, he joins his little hands and begins to recite 
his evenmg prayer. At first he repeats, all by-himself, c what 
he knows of it. But reaching some words which he has for- 
gotten, he stops 7 and waits for 8 Marie to dictate them to 
him. Soon sleep overcomes him again. Marie repeats the 
words to him two or three times, but in vain. His head 
falls upon her breast ; his hands relax, his eyes close, and he 
is fast 9 asleep, 10 while Marie holds him gently in her arms. 

1. frotter. 2. Infin. 3. vouloir. 4. Supply it. 5. sans que. 
6. seul. 7. Reflexive. 8. que with subj. 9. profondement. 10. 
dormir. 

Exercise XIV. 42, 3-21. 

This touching spectacle inspired Germain with so much 
gratitude that he sought vainly to find words that could ' ex- 
press what he thought of it. 2 Approaching Marie, he pressed 
his lips to the brow of the sleeping child, whom she still held 



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upon her bosom. "Don't kiss him so hard," said Marie; 
"I am afraid ( ) you will wake him. Let him [alone], I 
will put him to bed again." But the child, already half 3 
awaked, opened his eyes, as she laid him down, and fixed 
them silently for a moment upon the thick branches that 
hung 4 over him, as if he were-dreaming. Then suddenly, 
seeming to recall 5 a forgotten idea, he stammered 6 slowly : 
"Father, I beg you that little Mary may be my new 
mother — " and was asleep again. 

i« Subjunctive. 2. Distinguish penser de, penser a. 3. a demi. 
4. pendre. 5. rappeler. 6. balbutier. 

Exercise XV. 47, 11-27. 

After 11 o'clock 1 the stars began to shine through the 
scattering' 1 fog, and from time to 3 time the moon, showing 
herself from behind the clouds, made the beech-trees shine 4 
like rows of white ghosts. The frogs, at first frightened to 
silence, began to accustom themselves to the sight of the fire 
and to utter a few timid notes, which soon increased 5 more 
and more. Tired of solitude, and of his [own] disquieting e 
thoughts, Germain sought to amuse himself by 7 singing. 
Without confessing it he hoped also to awake Marie. When 
he saw that she had risen, he approached her and said : " Let 
us start 8 again. Soon it will be 9 so cold here that it will be 
impossible to stand it, and when the moon sets, we shall no 
longer be able to find-our-way. 10 Perhaps we 11 shall find 
some house. ' ' 

1. heures. 2. Use relat. pron. 3. from . . . to, de . . . en. 
4. Say : made shine, the verbs standing together. 5. croitre 
de . . en . . In this descriptive passage use impf. tense. 6. in- 
quieter. 7. a. 8. se remettre, etc. 9. Not etre. 10. se conduire. 
11. Position? 

Exercise XVI. 47, 33 — 48, 20. 

Marie was still very sleepy, yet she obeyed Germain's wish 
without saying anything. The latter, taking in his arms his 



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snll sleeping son, approached Marie, and covered her with 
his cloak, since her cape remained still wrapped around the 
child. But this sweet contact made ( ) poor Germain ' lose 
his head. At one moment ' he left her quite uncovered; ' at 
the next 7 he drew her so close to him that she dared not let 
him ' see 4 how surprised and offended she was. As for 5 Ger- 
main, he did not know what was happening * to him. At 
last a light, which he perceived in-front-of 7 them, recalled 
him to himself. " Here is a house," cried he. But it was 
the same fire ( ) he had himself lighted. After two hours 
[of] walk they found themselves again at the point from 
which 8 they had started. 

i. Indirect. 2. tantot . . . tantot. 3. decouvrir. 4. faire voir. 
5. quant a. 6. arriver. 7. devant. 8. d'ou. 



Exercise XVII. 51, 2 6—52, 5. 

Marie put the little one again y to bed, but neither she nor 
Germain could sleep [any] more. Germain seated himself 
[with] his back turned to Marie, so that she could not guess 
what he was doing nor what 2 he was thinking about. As 
she dared not ask him (it) and 3 could not go to sleep, she 
busied herself with watching the child, whom Germain 
seemed to have entirely forgotten. But Germain was not 
asleep either. 4 As he reflected on his lot, a mountain of 
sorrow seemed to weigh upon his heart. He wished he had 
never been 6 born. He would have wept if he could, 6 as he 
thought of the wife he had lost, of the one he was going to 
seek against-his-will, 7 and of little Marie whom he had to give- 
up ; 8 and — what was worst — his pain was mingled with 9 
anger against himself. 

1. Compound re-. 2. quoi. 3. et que. 4. non plus. 5. Infin. 
6. Say : if he had been able. 7. malgre lui. 8. reuoncer a. 9. de. 



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Exercise XVIII. 52, 6-35. 

Day having come, they prepared ■ to finish their journey. 
Germain knew not what a to say to Marie • so he kept-silent. 
They came out of the woods, without knowing in what direc- 
tion to start.* A woodman happening 4 to pass, Germain 
explained to him where each wished to go, and asked him to 
show them the right way, which 5 he did. i ' You have only 
to pass a little stream down-yonder, ,, * said he, "and you 
will soon see the two houses, which are, moreover, very near 
(to) each other/ \ Then he added 7 : " Have you, perhaps, 
lost a horse ? There is in my yard a gray mare which seems 
to have taken refuge 8 there for fear of the wolves. Come; if 
she is yours, you shall take her." Germain followed the 
woodman to the shed, where they found the gray, who 
pricked *-up her ears and neighed 10 joyously on recognizing 
her master. 

1. s'appreter a. 2. que. 3. Say: they should (devoir) start. 
4. venir a. 5. oe que. 6. la-bas. 7. ajouter. 8. se refugier. 
9. dresser. 10. hennir. 

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Exercise XIX. 56, 1-22. 

Having arrived at ! the Guerins' , Germain was presented 
to the young widow whom he had come to see. Though 
she was neither old nor ugly, she was neither as young nor 
as pretty as little Marie, and in 2 Germain's eyes her free 
manners and bold pleasantry did not suit her age or condi- 
tion.* She was seated at a table, surrounded by three suit- 
ors, who were eating and drinking as if they were there for 
the whole day. Germain was forced to sit down with them 
and to take part in 2 the conversation. The table was loaded 
with fine plate, which the widow seemed to love to display. 



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Germain seated himself opposite to her and entertained her 
the best he could, though he felt ill at ease. The old man 
addressed him rough 4 jokes, while the three rivals exchanged 
with each other 5 secret glances of disdain. 

i. chez. 2. a. 3. 1 etat. 4. lourd. 5. entre eux; or use Tun and 
l'autre. 

Exercise XX. 57, 2-22. 

Though laughing \ at all her father's follies, as if she had 
admired them, the widow did not fail 2 to encourage Germain 
in a manner which embarrassed him greatly. She smiled, 
and sighed, and cast down her eyes in speaking to him, as if 
she were already in-love 3 with him. But this was, for him, 
a reason the more 4 for keeping himself on the defensive, and 
he took good care 6 not to commit himself. When the time 
came to go to mass, he was as tired of the widow as of his 
long journey, and would have much preferred to take a good 
nap ; but he had to go with the others. The road was 
crowded with people, and the widow walked [with] a high 
head, like a queen escorted by her retinue. Germain re- 
fused to join 8 her train and walked aside with the old man, 
conversing with him as if they formed no 7 part of the com- 
pany. 

1. tout en. 2. manquer de. 3. amoureux de. 4. de plus. 5. se 
garder bien de. 6. se joindre a. 7. Negative with the verb. 

Exercise XXI. 59, 25 — 60, 10. 

When they had returned 1 from mass, Germain told the 
widow's father that he had not come to 2 ask his daughter in 
marriage, but to buy a pair of oxen, if he could find any 3 
that would suit his father-in-law. The old man seemed 
much surprised, but he replied quietly that if Germain really 
wished to buy oxen, they would go and see them, whether 
they made the bargain or not. Germain begged that he 



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should not disturb 4 himself; ' i for, ' ' said he, " I know where 
t o find the beasts ; ' ' and he started-off alone toward a meadow 
where, in fact, he had seen some oxen grazing. B "I know, ' ' 
thought he, " that Father Maurice wishes to buy some, and 
if I carry-back to him a fine pair at a lower price than he 
would buy 6 them at the fair, he will better pardon me for 
having missed the true object of my journey." 

i. etre de retour. 2. pour. 3. en. 4. Subjunctive. 5. paitre. 
6. Use ne, after comparative. 

Exercise XXII. 60, 11-27. 

But it was the hope of seeing little Marie again, not ' of 
buying oxen, that made him walk so fast. He believed that 
he had driven -away the thought of possessing her, but he was 
mistaken. All that he had just seen — this idle and silly life, 
so different from his own — what he had seen and heard of 
city 2 manners — this woman at once vain and foolish, whom 
the others encouraged in her habits of pride and coquetry — 
in a word, 3 all that he had had 4 to undergo for some hours 
gave Germain a profound disgust, which now increased his 
desire to be once more with Marie and the little [boy] . Not 
that 5 he was in love with her — so he 6 tried to persuade 
himself — but he needed 7 her to restore his spirits. But in 
vain he 6 searched in the fields where he thought they must 4 
be ; he saw them nowhere. He thought only of them, and 
quite forgot the oxen he had come to find. 

1. Pas, or non pas. 2. Plural. 3. enfin. 4. devoir. 5. Cen'etait 
pas que, with subj. 6. Position ? 7. avoir besoin de. 

Exercise XXIII. 64, 10-36. 

Suddenly the noise of an approaching ' horse made Ger- 
main arrest his steps. It was the farmer with 2 whom Marie 
had entered (into) service. Germain did not know him, 
but an instinct told him that it was he. He turned and 



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waited for him to come up. 3 The latter asked Germain if he 
had seen a young girl pass on the road. Germain angrily 4 
asked what he wanted with her. The man replied quietly 
that it was a servant-girl he had hired for the year without 
having seen her, but whom he had dismissed because she 
seemed too young ; that in leaving she had been so hurried 
that she had forgotten her purse, which he wished to restore 
to her if he met her. This story seemed probable enough, 
and Germain would not have 5 hesitated to believe it if some- 
thing in the man's look had 5 not inspired him with a terrible 
suspicion. 

i. Not pres. part. 2. chez. 3. arriver, subj. 4. Say: with 
anger. 5. Use plup. subj. 



Exercise XXIV. 65, 16—66, 8. 

At this moment Germain noticed a bush which seemed to 
shake violently. Immediately he saw his little son come-out, 
leaping ' like a kid ; but on seeing the farmer the child turned 
as if to run away. 2 Germain leaped from his horse and 
caught him in his arms. " Of what are you afraid?" said 
he. "I am afraid of that bad man, and Marie too. She is 
hiding there in those bushes, because she fears to meet him." 
But as soon 3 as she heard Germain's voice, Marie came 
running, and throwing herself in his arms, she clung to him 
without uttering a word. Germain looked-at her pale face, 
her soiled 4 and torn dress, her eyes all trembling and full of 
tears; but she returned his look with a tender 5 confidence, 
in which 6 was no trace of shame. "Here-is your master," 
said he, "who was looking-for you." "My master," she 
answered, raising herself with a proud 6 dignity; "he 7 is 
not my master ! You, 8 you only, will I serve." 

1. Not by en, unless referring to subject. 2. s'enfuir. 3. des 
que. 4. salir. 5. Emphatic position. 6. ou. 7. Emphatic pron. ; 
or 9a, to express contempt. 8. Emphatic, c'est, etc. 



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Exercise XXV. 70, 15-35. 

Two days after the events that we have related, our little 
company returned to the farm. Germain had renounced (a) 
his marriage with the fair widow. Marie, brutally maltreated 
by the man with * whom she had wished to enter into service, 
had made her escape 2 and (had) rejoined 3 Germain. During 
their return, which was short, because the gray knew the 
way to 4 her stable, they hardly spoke to each other. B The 
child slept peacefully, without even once waking 5 till ' they 
reached the farm-house. Germain made the best expla- 
nations ( ) he could, 7 recounting the widow's coquetry. To 
this Father Maurice said gravely : " I don't say ( ) you were 8 
wrong, Germain." Then, when Germain related the insults 
from which he had rescued Marie, the old man added: " You 
were right, Germain ' ' ; and he and his old woman looked-at 
each other, got-up, and went-out together. 

1. chez. 2. s'enfuir. 3. se rejoindre a. 4. de. 5. Reflexive. 
6. jusqu'a ce que. 7. Subjunctive — usually. 8. Perf. subj. 



Exercise XXVI. 71, 12-36. 

Germain plunged back into work, vainly seeking a remedy 
for his misfortunes. 1 In vain a he resolved neither to speak to 
little Marie nor even to look at her ; he could not help 3 
thinking about her. The more he thought, the less hope he 4 
found. Besides, he feared that Marie and her mother might 
suffer, as she was earning 5 nothing. But they did not suffer 
at all. In a way which Mother Guillette did not understand, 
there was always wood under her shed and [there were] 
potatoes in her barn. This miracle at once disturbed and 
delighted the good old woman. She doubted not that it 
was 6 the devil himself; but she dared not say so, for fear of 
being considered 7 a witch. " It will be time to summon the 



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priest," said she to -herself, " when Satan comes to claim my 
soul." Marie knew better who it was, but she pretended to 
know nothing, 8 and said not a word* 

i. mal. 2. Use avoir beau. 3. s'empecher de. 4. Say: the less 
... of hope. 5. gagner. 6. Subjunctive. 7. de peur que Ton, 
etc. 8. rien may precede infin. 9. ne . . . mot. 

Exercise XXVII. 72, 1-34. 

One day, Germain being alone with his mother-in-law, she 
said to him gently: " My poor boy, what is the matter 1 
with you ? I see, you suffer. 2 Of what do you complain ? 
Who of us has given you pain ? " " I complain of nothing; 
no one at home has done me any harm/' answered he. 
"In that case, it is still worse," 3 replied she. "You are 
grieving 4 again over the death of your wife. It is absolutely 
necessary that you marry again." "Yes, that is what I 
should like to do ; but among the women you have recom- 
mended to me I find no one that suits me. The more I see 
them, the more I think of my Catherine." " Then, Germain, 
if we cannot help you, you must yourself help yourself. 
Find, if you can, the woman God has made for you." " I 
have found her already," stammered he; "but she will not 
have me. That's 5 wiiat's the matter " 1 

1. avoir. 2. How otherwise, if the comma is omitted? 3. pis. 
4. s'affiger de. 5. Use voila, or c'est la, etc. 

Exercise XXVIII. 74, 18— 75, 12. 

When Mother Maurice learned that it was old Guillette's 
little Marie, l she was greatly surprised. She did not imagine 
that a poor girl ( ), 2 to whom Germain did so much honor 
by seeking her, could have 3 refused him. After a few 
moments of silence she asked him what reasons Marie had 
given. "That she did not wish to displease a family to 
which her [own] owed so much." "But has she told you 



138 PARAPHRASES FOR RETRANSLATION INTO FRENCH. 

that she will marry you if we consent to it?" " That's the 
worst [of it] , mother. She does not even 4 say that she loves 
me." " For my part 5 I think she says that only 6 to keep- 
you-off, because she fears to offend us. Come, Germain; 
promise not to torment yourself about-it 7 for a whole week, 
and I will see what we can do." Germain gave the promise 
without much 8 believing that he could 9 keep it, and waited 
as patiently as he could, forcing himself to seem more quiet 
than he ( ) 10 really was. 

i. See p. 73, I. 32. 2. Note position and connection of adjec- 
tives. 3. Subj. 4. meme pas. 5. Say: for me. 6. ne . . . que 
. . . pour. 7. en. 8. trop. 9. Use two forms, infin. and subj. 
10. le. 

Exercise XXIX. 75, 14 — 76, 4. 

Finally, one morning, going to mass, Mother Maurice 
asked him : ' ' When did ' you speak to Marie for the last 
time ? " "It was when we were going to Fourche. That is the 
only time ( ) I have spoken. I should prefer 2 never to speak 
again [rather] than to hear her 3 say again that she does not 
want 4 me." "Well, speak to her once more. Your father- 
in-law and I have made-up-our-minds 5 to it, and we insist-on 
it. How do you hope to persuade her, unless 6 you speak to 
her ? ' ' Germain answered nothing. The next day, with 
downcast 7 eyes and palpitating heart, poor Germain starts to 
little Marie's. He finds her sitting alone by the fire, sewing 8 
and singing to herself in 9 [a] low voice. When she sees 
him enter, she lets fall what she was sewing and becomes red 
as a rose. "Those at home," says he, "have sent me to 
ask you to marry me. You will not do it, I know; 10 but I 
must obey them, and I await your answer." 

1. Use perfect tense. 2. aimer mieux. 3. The clause following 
is direct object. 4. vouloir de. 5. se decider. 6. sans with infin., 
or si (usually without pas). 7. baisse. 8. coudre. 9. a. 10. Sup- 
ply it. 



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Exercise XXX. 76, 18. 

Marie tried to answer; then, all trembling, she dropped 
her eyes and kept silent. "Is it for fear of me that you 
tremble ? " said Germain. " Do not be afraid. 1 I will go." 
But without speaking, her face still averted, Marie stretched 
out her hand to him. Not daring to take her hand, poor 
Germain continued: " Yes, I see you pity me; but why 3 will 
you not love me?" Then, his tongue suddenly loosed 3 : 
"O! Marie, how I have suffered 4 since that night ( ) we 
were together in the woods ! I came near kissing you while 
you were-asleep, but I should have died of shame if I had 
done it. Since then I have kissed you a thousand times in 
my dreams, while you slept without thinking of me. And 
now if you did but 5 look-at me once, you would make me 
die of joy. " Little Marie did not cease to tremble; but, 
suddenly turning, she raised towards him her eyes, all filled 
with tears: "Ah, Germain," she sobbed, "can you then 
not guess ? ' ' 

i. avoir peur. 2. que, without pas. 3. delier. 4. Present. 
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